Friday, December 18, 2015

Road projects in Sulu connect farmers to markets

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 18): Road projects in Sulu connect farmers to markets

Farmers in Patikul town in Sulu province now have a faster and more efficient way of transporting their products.

“The recently completed farm-to-market road projects improved the mobility of people, goods, and services, and we are very positive that this project would increase agricultural trade and productivity in our community,” Luvisminda Hayudini, Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator of Patikul, said.

The PHP8 million and PHP15.6 million road projects in barangays Tanduh Bagua and Langhub were constructed as a result of the collaborative efforts of government agencies and civil society organizations through the Bottom-up Budgeting process.

“Bago nagawa ang mga kalsada, kailangan pang maglakad ng kilu-kilometro papunta sa town center, at pinapasan pa ng mga farmers ang mga produkto dahil hindi makapasok ang mga sasakyan dito,” Hayudini added. (Before the roads wereconstructed, people going to the town center had to walk several kilometers and farmers had to carry their agricultural produce on their shoulders because it isdifficult for transport vehicles to traverse in the area.)

The municipal planning and development coordinator also said that the roads substantially lessened the travel time and transport cost of bringing agricultural goodsto the market.

Meanwhile, residents in the two barangays committed to maintain the roads as these will spur social and economic development in their community.

 http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=839281

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